Taigyoku Kata: Count 9 Bunkai

Count 9 in Taigyoku Shodan and Nidan sees us execute a 270degree turn. In this video, Shihan Gavin Samin shows one possibility for a practical use of this turn. Key things to keep in mind: A basic rule of takedowns is that a smaller person will rarely be able to take a larger opponent down, unless they have inflicted some pain to bend their structure first. Therefore dirty techniques are vital before trying a takedown. When we turn in kata, it is NEVER to turn and face an opponent approaching from this direction. Turning in kata implies we are turning our direction relating to an opponent directly in front of us. There can be countless applications for each technique. There is no such thing are 'right or wrong' bunkai, only 'effective or ineffective'. The move prior (in both Taigyoku kata) has us move forward in Zenkutsu-dachi. Whenever we step forward in stance we should assume our forward moving leg is being used as a weapon (eg a stomp, a knee, a kick etc) as well as moving for stability. The Hikite hand is vitally important in this technique.